Confirmed with Link: [CAR/FLA] Scott Darling + 2020 6th Round Pick for James Reimer

[Novacane]

Not a fan if this is our “#1 goalie”

Maybe not:


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Darling + 2020 6th round pick for Reimer

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[Anton Babchuk]

for a sixth round pick

edit: for darling + sixth round pick

 

[DougieSmash]

Wow, epic fail.

 

[Svechnicanes]

ugh.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

 

[DougieSmash]

Mrazek was good back in the time, Reimer is just career backup without talent

 

[GoldiFox]

I was actually hoping for Optimus Reim. He is what the Forsberg addition should have been.

Here's to hoping he isn't the #1 though. And that Florida retained and paid assets.

Edit: they took Darling. Florida does this because Reiner's buyout would have costed them more next year. Allows them more flexibility and gives the Canes a true 1B.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

Mrazek was good back in the time, Reimer is just career backup without talent

reimer has a career .914 sv% vs mrazek's .911

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

I hope this doesn’t mean our goaltending is set.

 

[Dishface]

Can someone get me off this goalie carousel....

 

[Anton Babchuk]

apparently darling is going back in the deal

 

[BrindAmours Army]

Ick.

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Atleast no more Darling here.

 

[Aurinko]

Two years at $3,400,000 , experienced goalie with a reason to play well. Hasn't played in top defensive teams. Not a bad pickup.

 

[MinJaBen]

So we paid THEM the asset to take Riemer?

Seems like we got Remed.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

It's fine if he's going to be our backup. If he's our plan for the starter....Ugh.

 

[hamzarocks]

Reimers is probably one of the most likeable players in terms of his personality. Hes very down to earth and seems like a genuine good guy. He can range from good 1A goalie to crappy backup. I think behind your defense and him being motivated to prove doubters wrong he can put up close to mrazek numbers. This guy can be a goalie that plays 45-50 games and gets you points. You'll need a 1B goalie though to play 30-35 games. Best of luck to the canes with Reimer. At one point he was probably my favourite player in the NHL but sadly his goaltending skills were too inconsitent and his style looked awakard. Hoping for the best for him and hopefully he can be a serviceable (good) goalie for you.

 

[GoldiFox]

It's fine if he's going to be our backup. If he's our plan for the starter....Ugh.

I'd love to see Waddell try and sell that. He said a started would be added. Nobody gets a starter for Scott Darling + 6th.

I expect Mrazek/Lehner/Varlamov to still be added. Forsberg to waivers/AHL.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

So we paid THEM the asset to take Riemer?

Seems like we got Remed.

did you miss that we traded darling in the deal? darling's contract is much worse

 

[bleedgreen]

Well on the bright side, the whole Darling thing is over with. The hive has done a good job of taking bad money and turning into at least better money spent. We turned a guy we aren’t sure will even be here (and if he does it’ll be in Charlotte) into an actual back up goalie.

That’s good when you look at it that way, but at the moment it still seems like we’re moving backwards from our goaltending last year. Too premature to really think that though with next week still in front of us.

 

[Svechhammer]

We got someone who can actually play the goalie position in a trade for a 6th and Scott Darling.

How can you not like that trade? Now sign Mrazek and we are good

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

Reimer makes $3.1 mil next season. Darling's buyout would have cost ~$1.18 mil. Effectively, they'll pay him ~$1.92 mil next season, presumably to be the backup?

If things don't go well next season, Carolina can buy him out at a cost of ~$2.82 mil over 2 years. That would bring the cost to ~$5.93 mil over 3 years. Darling's buyout is worth $4.73 mil over 4 years.

They're making a small gamble on Reimer and keeping the books cleaner for Svechnikov's extension in 2 years and Necas' in 3.

 

[GoldiFox]

Between Slavin and Reimer the Canes are hoping to get a few extra bounces next year from a higher power.

 

[cptjeff]

So now we have something like 12 backup goalies and no plausible starter. I guess the plan is for Reimer to be a mediocre bridge to Ned? 41-41 split?

 

[WreckingCrew]

Instead of getting a starter, we're just going to acquire everyone's backups and rotate them around every few games in hopes one of them magically becomes a Vezina goalie? I'll be disappointed if our starting goalies are Reimer/Forsberg/Ned